emend en · VERB
Pronunciation
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- /ɪˈmɛnd/ (UK, US)
Etymology
From Middle English emenden, from Latin ēmendō (“to free from fault”), from ex- (“out”) + mendum (“fault, blemish”). Doublet of amend.
Meanings
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(transitive) To correct and revise (text or a document).
Sixteen of these Letters, which were written at the suggestion of the Editor of the “St. James’s Gazette,” appeared in that journal, from which they are now reprinted, by the Editor’s kind permission. They have been somewhat emended, and a few additions have been made.
1886, Andrew Lang, “Preface”, in Letters to Dead Authors:“For art—” Miss Glyde eagerly interjected.¶ “For art and literature,” Mrs. Ballinger emended.
1911, Edith Wharton, Xingu:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| emends | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| emending | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| emended | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| emended | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
emender · unemended · emendable · emendation
Relateds
Translations (8)
la ēmendō (to correct and revise) · de emendieren (to correct and revise) · es enmendar (to correct and revise) · ca esmenar (to correct and revise) · es remendar (to correct and revise) · es emendar (to correct and revise) · bg поправям (to correct and revise) · nl emenderen (to correct and revise)